DULUTH, Minn. – Some Duluthians are concerned after a recent published article put the price tag of repairs to the Minnesota Slip Bridge at more than $2 million. Turns out, the price is actually higher. “This was supposed to be kind of a nice icon for the City of Duluth and it’s turned into more of an albatross over the…
Wrenshall, Minn. Wrenshall School District is hoping to invest 12.5 million dollars into their school system if a proposed referendum is passed Tonight hundreds showed up to the meeting held by the school board to make sure their voices were heard. The referendum discussed tonight has been years I the making. Some approve while some are apprehensive It was a…
DULUTH, Minn. – 23 years ago, March 28, 1994, the city of Duluth would never be the same, with lives as young as 20 years old shot and killed at a house party. To this day, Duluth has had only two triple homicides after the lynching of three black men in 1920. FOX 21’s Dan Hanger talks with some of…
DULUTH, Minn. – Spring is in the air, which means that allergy season has arrived in the Northland. Many people may start to notice a runny nose, itchy eyes, and sore throat, which can mimic a common cold, but are actually caused by allergies. Doctors say about half of adults in the Northland experience some types of allergies. “People with…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Superior celebrated its 18th year as a Tree City today, as students across the city were given a chance to learn all about what it means. Students from the University of Wisconsin-Superior and members of Superior’s Tree Board visited 22 different elementary classrooms to deliver a copy of the book “The Man Who Planted Trees.” They also read it to…
DULUTH, Minn.-St. Scholastica announced today that its fifth annual Give to CSS Day last week raised more than $160,000. The purpose is to raise funds for current and future student programming. It was the biggest amount of money donated to the college since the campaign started. Most of the donations come from alumni. “A huge thank you is in order…
DULUTH, Minn. — Last night was a big night for the northern lights, and for those who love taking photos of them! The aurora borealis was visible even in the early evening last night, around 9:00pm, according to reports. Aurora hunters in the Northland say it was brightest past midnight last night, between 1:00 and 3:00am. These photos are from…
DULUTH, Minn. – Grand World Coffee in West Duluth is offering a special treat for law enforcement officers. Any officer who comes into the coffee shop will receive a free cup of coffee. The Grand World owners say they think it’s an important way to reach out to law enforcement and make them feel welcome in the community. “City, county,…
DULUTH, Minn. – A new intermodal container ramp is now open in Duluth. The new terminal is the first of its kind in the Twin Ports. The facility makes it possible to transfer containers between rail cars and trucks, and connects the Twin Ports region with imports and exports to and from the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts through the Canadian…
DULUTH, Minn. – While local cab companies aren’t happy, the Duluth City Council passed an ordinance Monday, allowing ride share companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in the city. Meanwhile, Uber and Lyft are excited to enter the Duluth market. In a statement to FOX 21, an Uber spokesperson said “We’re pleased that the Duluth city council passed regulations…
(Warning: This video contains content that may be disturbing to some viewers) FOREST LAKE, Minn. (KMSP) – A police chase ended in a fatal motorcycle crash on Interstate 35 southbound near Forest Lake, Minnesota around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. A trooper with the Minnesota State Patrol clocked a motorcyclist going between 130-140 mph on I-35W south of Forest Lake, according…
DULUTH, Minn. – A St. Louis County jury needed only an hour of deliberation on Tuesday before finding a Chicago man guilty of possessing heroin with intent to sell on the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation, according to St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin. Antionio Darrell Holmes, 29, was convicted of first-degree possession of heroin and a first-degree sale of…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-Environmental groups have now filed four lawsuits seeking to prevent the U.S. Forest Service from swapping land for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The exchange deal calls for trading 6,650 acres of federal land that PolyMet needs for its mine near Babbitt for a similar amount of private land nearby in the Superior National Forest. Lawsuits…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth schools superintendent Bill Gronseth was not chosen Monday night as the new superintendent of Winona Area Public Schools in southern Minnesota. Gronseth was one of three candidates up for the position. He has been seeking new employment for the last few years. Just this year he was also a finalist for two other districts in Minnesota, including…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Native American leaders in Wisconsin will give their annual State of the Tribes address to the Legislature and constitutional officers on April 4. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said, in a news release Tuesday, that Stockbridge-Munsee tribe President Shannon Holsey will give the speech this year. Vos said in the release the State of the Tribes address,…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KMSP) – A federal lawsuit has been filed by two Minnesota farm wineries, challenging the state’s ban on using out-of-state grapes to make wine. The wineries point to Minnesota’s booming beer industry, with some of the most successful breweries like Summit and Surly using out-of-state hops to craft signature beers. Represented by attorneys with the Institute of Justice,…
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton is proposing investing $175 million into voluntary pre-kindergarten programs throughout the state, including some local districts. Under the proposal, Duluth schools would get a funding bump from $400,000 to $2.5 million. Chisholm went from nothing to $700,000, while Grand Rapids and International Falls both got boosts of about the same amount. “Investing $175 million…
Duluth, Minn. The reconstruction of the main runway at the Duluth International Airport is running into some delays. The 60–year–old concrete on the main runway is currently in the process of being replaced. While the project is being completed in phases to minimize air traffic disruption, these current delays may potentially close the runway for two months in the summer…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) – A new report pegs the economic impact of cycling in Minnesota at $780 million annually. The study finds more than 13-percent of Minnesotans commute by bike, at least once in a while. The state Department of Transportation commissioned the study, which also found about 5,500 jobs tied to the biking industry. The Star Tribune reports Minneapolis…
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Jehri Johnson HIBBING, Minn. – The Hibbing Police Department is notifying the public of a Level Three Predatory Offender moving into the area. A Notification Meeting is being held Wednesday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. in the Little Theater in the lower level of the Hibbing Memorial Building. The individual is Jheri Ray Johnson, 56 who is expected to be…
HIBBING, Minn. – The Hibbing Police and Fire Departments responded to the report of a one vehicle accident in the late morning hours of Monday, March 27. The accident occurred on County Road 5 near Cummings Road, and was initially reported that one vehilce had struck a tree and smoke was emanating beneath the vehicle. When responders arrived on scene,…
Hershel Hulbert MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Authorities say a toddler has been found safe and his noncustodial father is in custody after stabbing the boy’s mother and taking the child. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued an Amber Alert Tuesday morning, asking for help in locating the father and 2-year-old child. Police say the 26-year-old man stabbed his ex-girlfriend in…
DULUTH, Minn. – Canadian National (CN) Railway and Duluth Cargo Connect announced Monday, a new alliance establishing the first rail-served intermodal container ramp in the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior. The Duluth Seaway Port Authority and Lake Superior Warehousing will team up to operate the new facility at the port’s Clure Public Marine Terminal. This new terminal will transfer…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 77-year-old Gerald “Zeke” Harvey Fields. On Monday, March 27, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office was contacted about a possible missing person. Fields had been staying with the reporting party, and had been gone since Saturday, March 25. He left behind his belongings, including…
BIWABIK, Minn. – Contract agreements have finally been made with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) and a private management firm for the management of Giants Ridge operations. IRRRB Commissioner Mark Phillips announced today, that the contract was finalized with Guest Services, Inc. in partnership with Billy Casper Golf, to manage all Giants Ridge operations, effective May 1,…
UPDATE: William Saker was located deceased in October 2017. DULUTH, Minn.-The Duluth Police Department is seeking the public’s help in finding a missing person. William Robert Saker, 50, was last seen Friday, March 10, as he was leaving his residence at the 800 block of Upham Road. He is six-feet, two-inches tall, and weighs 200 pounds. He has brownish-blonde hair,…
SAGINAW, Minn.-Local fire departments in Saginaw responded to a structure fire in an outbuilding at the 4900 block of Highway 33. The building was fully engulfed when crews arrived. The fire was contained, but the $60,000 structure was a total loss. “The homeowner reportedly went inside the detached home after doing furniture work with a metal grinder,” said the St….
UPDATE: The Amber Alert has been cancelled, Hulbert has been located safe, and according to authorities the suspect has been arrested. MINNESOTA – Minneapolis police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing toddler. Police are looking for 2 1/2 year old Harlen Hulbert, after he was taken by two men. One of the men stabbed his mother and has…
DULUTH, Minn. – Chances are the sight of baseball or Pokémon cards bring back a few childhood memories for many. In this week’s Knowing Your Neighbors, we’re taking a look at how the industry has grown as millennials move forward. “Back when I was growing up, sports cards were the big deal,” said Glen Booth, Manager at Collectors Connection in…
Duluth, Minn With a vote of 7–1, the Duluth City Council approves the ride sharing ordinance to allow transportation such as Uber and Lyft to operate within the city. In about 30 days everyone that lives in Duluth or visits will have the choice of what transportation they prefer. Nearly all city council members spoke in favor of the ordinance….
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – A project in Superior is aiming to make fishing a little easier on the Saint Louis River. The city is working with the DNR to dredge the area around the Arrowhead Fishing Pier. Flooding over the last few years has caused extra sediment to pile up near the dock. Fishermen have expressed frustrations about their motors bottoming…
DULUTH, Minn. — It’s the start a new season, and the American Red Cross is still in need of blood donations and volunteers. March has been National Red Cross Month, and there are still blood drives left before this month is done. One was today at the Red Cross office, but there’s another opportunity to make a blood donation tomorrow…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Superior Mayor Bruce Hagen has announced he has a terminal illness. Hagen was diagnosed with a lung disease recently, which causes the tissue in the lungs to become thicker or even scar. It eventually leads to making it harder to move oxygen throughout the body. The diagnosis could lead to Hagen living another three to five years. Hagen announced…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Salvation Army is nearing the end of a month-long food drive, and they still need help from those willing to give. The Duluth Salvation Army serves more than 3,500 people through food donations and cash donations just to put meals on the table for hungry people in the region. Their cash goal is $5000, and the…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Bachand Group released a statement Monday after FOX 21’s report on Sunday about tenants up in arms over potential disconnection of water, heat and electric at Lund Hill Apartments on Tower Avenue. A Superior Water Light & Power spokesperson said the utilities for the building were at least 90 days past due with no contact or arrangements…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Senate Republicans want big cuts for many of Minnesota’s social services program, and state officials and Democrats say that could harm some of the state’s most vulnerable residents. The $15.4 billion bill released Monday shows a $671 million gap between Governor Mark Dayton’s and the Senate GOP’s budget proposals for all health and human services…
DULUTH, Minn.-A five-mile section of the Willard Munger State Trail between Grand Avenue and Becks roads in West Duluth will be closed from mid-April through August, during a construction project. The project is set to the tread-way damaged during the 2012 flood. It would bring the trail up to current standards as well, making it wider. “While the construction will…
DENVER (AP) – Two teenage girls were barred by a gate agent from boarding a United Airlines flight from Denver to Minneapolis because they were wearing leggings. United spokesman Jonathan Guerin said the girls were not allowed onto the Sunday morning flight because they were traveling under an employee travel pass that includes a dress code. That dress code bars…
MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) – The Minnesota man accused of killing a University of Wisconsin Stout Cullen Osburn student from Saudi Arabia, has pleaded not guilty to charges. Cullen Osburn is charged with felony murder and aggravated battery in the death of Hussain Saeed Alnahdi. The 24-year-old student died from a brain injury last October following an altercation in downtown Menomonie….
DULUTH, Minn. – On Thursday, March 23, investigators from the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant at an apartment in the 10 block of East 4th Street in Duluth. The search warrant was a result of an investigation into the sale of controlled substances, specifically cocaine by a male at that address. During the…
SAN LUIS, Ariz. (FOX 10 KSAZ) – Border Patrol says they arrested a man and found $54,000 hidden inside tortilla dough at the Port of San Luis. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the 54-year-old Mexican man was arrested after the cash was found hidden inside the tortilla dough in an ice chest in the back of his van. In…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (FOX 9 KMSP) – Police in St. Cloud, Minnesota are looking to identify and speak with a driver of a vehicle that was seen in the area where a missing 21-year-old St. Cloud State University student was last seen on Saturday, March 25. Jesse Dady was last seen on a video walking alone northbound on 5th Avenue…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), the Center for Biological Diversity, and the W.J. McCabe Chapter of the Izaak Walton League filed suit in federal court on Monday, March 27, to overturn the U.S. Forest Service’s decision to approve a land exchange with PolyMet Mining. According to the suit filed, the Forest Service instructed its…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Adults who allow teenagers to drink in their homes would be breaking the law under a new bill two Republican lawmakers are circulating. Current law prohibits adults from allowing underage drinkers to consume alcohol in premises owned by the adults or under their control. But a state appeals court ruling last year narrowly interpreted “premises” to…
BAGLEY, Minn. (AP) – Some northern Minnesota counties could end up paying millions of dollars to Enbridge Energy if the company is successful in its tax appeal. Enbridge claims the Minnesota Department of Revenue unfairly valued its oil pipeline network and overcharged it in five years of tax collections. Clearwater and Red Lake counties could end up refunding more money…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The public may soon have its first look at the investigative file into the 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling. Stearns County officials are entering the final stages of redacting and copying thousands of pages of statements, tips, and interview transcripts regarding the 11-year-old boy who was abducted near his St. Joseph home. Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Bruce…
WASHINGTON–Rep. Tim Walz, a five–term Democrat, says he is running for governor of his home state of Minnesota. Walz is seeking to replace Gov. Mark Dayton, a fellow Democrat. A spokesman for Walz’ gubernatorial campaign confirmed his decision. Walz is the top Democrat on the Veterans Affairs Committee. He first won election to his rural district along Minnesota’s southern border…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – City officials are looking at building a new outdoor venue along the Mississippi riverfront. The new venue would offer theatre performances, concerts, boat shows, and much more. When the venue feasibility study ends in May, more details will be known. Right now, two potential locations next to the river are being considered. “The town was built…
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